Proprietary encapsulated session container with embedded features for a post transferred option for electronic commerce along with a system for distribution and user access

ABSTRACT

A unique proprietary system of commerce and distribution which uses host proprietary file containers and a proprietary client to author, serve, and access sub file containers contained within. The file containers are marked with a version number and a random number for processes related to traditional software application like updates and upgrades, all while retaining a single file proprietary form. Users can transfer file conditioners with the added stability of a embedded download manager that ensure a end user receive a preview capable file container before having the option to purchase access rights as set by the providing content owner. With the capability of a server in the proprietary client, content owners and users can transmit and access file containers within a proprietary community using embedded connection clients comprising instant messenger sub client, a peer to peer sub client, and direct access to an ftp remote server as a backbone to the proprietary community. Content owners can allow affiliates to enjoy the benefits of earning money through micro payments with the hosting commitment of their files.

PATENT REFERECES

U.S. Pat. No. 5.675.734 October 1997 Hair

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“The definition of term proprietary” internet linkhttp://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=proprietary&i=49867,00.asp

DESCRIPTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention presented here relates to methods of digital distributionof eletronic files. Buyers of digital multimedia content are forced topre pay for the right to transfer digital content without a one hundredpercent guarantee of a complete successful transferring session. Commonpractice for digital file delivery and digital payment methods requirecontent owners to host their content with third party companies calleddigital stores or administrative digital commerce gateways. Contentowners must pay monthly fees with the services for a limited allotmentof digital file space to host their digital files. Once buyers acquiredigital content, they are forced to manually maintain relatingmultimedia content and need to author a play list of multiple relatingfiles. The invention introduced here is a new method for buyer andseller digital exchange correcting several problems presented by priorart. Content owners can now host and serve multimedia and data contentin a singular secure proprietary digital encapsulated container file.Content owners can set their preferred price of the digital containersfor commerce transaction served to the internet directly from theirpersonal computer using an interactive software client. Buyers cansuccessfully execute a transfer process with the use of a downloadmanager and verify the integrity of the data to the source beforepayment is rendered. Buyers and sellers have options to transfer datacontained in the digital containers to physical recordable media orvirtually use the encapsulated container file in embedded systems. Theinvention details this method of commerce and distribution by usingprocesses comprising metadata, broadband database recording, broadbandclient to client communication, and multiple simultaneous sources.

2. Background of the Invention

The prior art referenced to this invention explained methods ofprepayment without the guarantee of successful delivery of contentrendered. This method of “payment before delivery” can offer manyproblems and hassles for content providers and consumers. Such exampleof a problematic exchange between a buyer and a seller using the priorart is the possibility of system failure and disconnection from aconnected source. In such an event, a consumer would need to makegrueling communication attempts to a content owner, and the contentowner would need to verify and trace proof of payment. The prior arttakes no reference to a licensing rights database with record of userownership after a paid transaction with means of recovering anothertransfer of paid goods from the same or similar source in result of asystem failure. Another issue with the prior art is the need to transmitand verify multiple files as transferred as the result of a singletransaction. The prior art fails to explain a method of fulfilling a prepaid consumer transaction with a fail safe method of transferring hugefiles in excess between 1 megabyte to 1000 terabyte as relative tomodern and future needs. A content owner currently do not have the powerto edit, change, or improve previously exchanged content in any way oncea transaction has transpired. Today, many resources are available forcontent owners to sell digital goods to buyers over dedicated networkeddata connections. Popular digital commerce can be found in the form ofauction sites, music and video selling websites, and electronic documentofferings such as e-books. These options have a common dependency onthird party website known as the “host” to retain all digital fileslocally on the “host” owned and operated central computer system. When acontent owner wants to sell digital goods, they will follow the methodof steps comprising; finding a company to host their digital content;paying a monthly or yearly fee for the company to host their digitalcontent; paying a service fee to the hosting company for everyelectronic payment transaction; receive their revenue from the companybased on the company payment policies and rules. When a content ownerchoose to sell multimedia digital content, most popular audio and videodigital commerce sites offer limited quality compressed versions ofhigher quality sourced content and may reject a content owner's materialbased on quality assurance. Content owners that choose to sell theirmultimedia digital content on “pay and download per track” powered hostsface price fixing and no ability to create custom and preferred pricingfor their legally owned copyrighted works. The methods explained withinthe prior art do not explain and has not evolved to answer the issuesexpressed in this section of this document. The invention provided hereis focused on resolving these issues that content owners and consumersare challenged with that offers a solution to issues raised by the priorart. This invention further document a unique solution solved by theinventor, presenting the capability for content owners to create aproprietary encapsulated digital file container used to store anddeliver digital assets to multiple sources within a singular containerhost utilizing a download manager to ensure an exact clone of theoriginal source is rendered before a requirement for payment isrendered.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Technology is advancing at the rate of express growth and content ownersand content buyers need a system of distribution and commerce thatreflect our current times and the flexibility to adapt to futuredemands. Before the invention of this system, content owners relied onthird party data host to administer their data for a fee. Content buyersare forced to “pre pay” for content that is not fully guaranteed fordelivery and the hassle of managing multiple files separately from arelated purchase. This invention has created a system where contentowners can host files directly from their location without thedependency of a third party now making such a relationship optional. Theinvention also ensures that an end user is not required to “pre pay” toreceive and use received files with preview features installed givingthe user an option to pay or known as “optional post pay”. The inventionin this document presents the operation of working with multimedia filesnot as individual non proprietary assets, but within a singleproprietary container file with similar characteristics and features astraditional computer software with version numbers allowing update andupgrade of assets contained. The prior art in reference to this do notpresent a solution based on download management, post transfer optionalpayment, wireless communication, and proprietary file containment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The system of commerce and distribution of this invention compriseseveral key elements that work together to deliver a complete solution.The key elements used for this invention comprise a proprietaryinteractive application which can gather, manage, and author digitalfiles for conversion to a proprietary encapsulated digital filecontainer. The encapsulated digital file container is managed by anembedded metadata file which keeps a detailed record of binary data. Themetadata file keeps a digital diary of key information that is used toreference and validate the authenticity of the encapsulated digital filecontainer, and information relating to the creator of the file. Themetadata primary elements of data used for this invention is the authorof the file micro payment related email address, serving computer ipaddress, a random number generated by the client used for authoring, andthe author's system password. The data that comprises a “host” filecontainer are files that are first “wrapped” inside of a sub filecontainer. For example, if a file container is created to hold asequence of playback multimedia binary files, the sequence wouldprobably be similar to; 1) video binary; 2) video binary; 3) embeddedhtml code; 4) bitmap picture file; 5) video binary; 6) flash file.Inside of the host file container, each of the six files mentioned abovewould be “wrapped” in its own container file before becoming andenclosed asset of the host container file. The reason the why inventorchose this method is to allow each asset to hold a version number, arandom number, and a cycle redundancy code (crc) within the controlmetadata embedded into each file container. The benefit of suchstructure is the ability to update and upgrade features to resemble andemploy the characteristics of traditional software applications.Updating features work with the containers by referencing the versionnumber in an end user transferred metadata file with the current file onthe content owner's server at the time the end user starts their client.In the even a new version of a file container is available; the end userwill have a choice to update or not to update. The content owner can seta metadata “flag” which calls for a mandatory update of a previouslydistributed file container. In the event of a mandatory update, the filecontainer will update as a background process on an end user's computersystem. In the process of a file container update used in this system,the sending and receiving client will compare both the new version ofthe file and the old version of the file by verification of metadatacontents. This is also considered the process of syncing. The higherversion numbered file container has the administrative rights to senddata in this exchange. The older version number file is the receivingfile in this exchange. Once the clients determine which of the innercontainers need to be added and or subtracted, the process commencefully updating the old version of the file container with the assetsneeded to upgrade the host container to the currently served version ofthe host file container. Once an end user has obtained a file containerfrom a content owner, they can view the contents of the file using aproprietary file container viewer. The end user also has an option tocreate an optical binary transfer of the file container contents for usewith popular electronic devices. The content owner can set a price forthe file container using the embedded metadata to hold the contentowner's email information for micro payments. Embedded into the contentowner's prepared file container are several key informational items.These items include the authoring computer IP address, the author'ssystem password, the author's micro payment related details and a randomnumber. The IP address is used to keep use of “mother” project filesproprietary to the original computer it was created on. The term“mother” in reference to a master project file wherein “children”versions are created as tailored replicas of the “mother” fordistribution task. The author system password is a unique and personalpassword to the author using the authoring and serving client to createfile containers. At the installation stage of said client, the author isasked to create a system password for use with the system. Once thesystem password is set, it will be included in the metadata file of eachfile container created hereto. The reason for a system password featureis to ensure a fail safe method to unlock content access on an end userclient in the event of an unsuccessful payment message relay used tounlock the file container after a payment has been rendered. Theauthor's micro payment details are included in the file container'smetadata file for reasons of copyright and intellectual propertyintegrity. Said method of micro payment details ensure that contentowners authoring a file container is reminded to use owned material andnot unauthorized content in the event the original content owner willhave easy access to information by way of a special metadata file viewerof finding the offending party. The random number feature is anothersecurity measurement taken by the inventor to ensure the micro paymentemail addressed used for this task is valid. When an author is ready toprepare the session file container for distribution, the client will askthe author to enter the relating micro payment email address at whichtime the client will email a random number to the micro payment emailaddress entered. Random numbers of this system are unique is generationusing variables comprised of numbers and letters in sets produced atrandom of at least five characters and up to twelve characters ensuringthat no two numbers are never the same on any client in a local areanetwork. Once the author receives the random number, they can enter itinto the client which will proceed to give access to the ability to seta preferred micro price. The micro payment referred email address usedin the random number scheme is now embedded into the pricing form andnot changeable by the author. The authoring client used to produce filecontainers has a rich selection of features used to tailor eachcontainer creation as needed by the content owner. The author can setburn rights, update seek times, website links, magnet links to otherfile containers on a network, a html and url sequencer list, and contactinformation. The term generally associated with preferable optionsoffered to an end user is called “flags”. The author can set an amountof burn rights offered in connection to the file container and offer“blocks” of burn rights for a fee. The author can set the seek time thata file container will look for an update from an end users client. Theseek options are comprised of; weekly, daily, and with every startup ofa user client. The end user can also adjust the parameters set forupdate seeking. The author can set a link to their internet website andpopular hosted bogging networking sites. The author can add a list ofmagnet links to other file containers that are available for transfer.Magnet links can offer two sources of transfer locations which are theauthor's serving computer terminal and a third party web host. Theauthor can include an html and url sequencing list of items to playstreaming media within the client. The list places html code and urllinks in progressive sequence with the option of an embedded api workingwith the source of the streaming content to import metadata informationwithin the client's interface. The author can include contactinformation such as an email address and a telephone number.

Contents Contained in a File Container

The files contained in a file container are a copied collection of filesused to produce a project or media compilation inside of an interactivecomputer based client for reason of structured playback on logicalareas, removable memory locations and recordable media. The readabilityof a file container contents can be accessed from the file containerdirect by transferring the file to the media location as a proprietaryfile or encode the contents contained conforming to said media'sstandard specification for data structures. An example of a non standardformat where this is true is in reference with the data structure of theart described in the inventor's established USPTO patent number 7103261.An example of logical areas represents a local or remote hard drive orsystem of clustered hard drives. An example of removable memorylocations referenced for this invention comprises flash media cards,smart media cards, and sd media cards. An example of transferablerecordable media represents compact disc recordable, digital versatiledisc recordable, blue ray laser recordable media, holographic recordablemedia and universal disc media. Binary files included in a filecontainer construction is comprising: a binary avi file; a binary mpegfile, a binary vob file, and binary dv file, a binary dvix file, a htmlfile used for streaming media; a url internet link used for steamingmedia, a flash file; a shockwave file; binary picture files; a binarywav file; a binary aiff file; a binary mp3 file, a binary flac file; amagnet link; a torrent file; and a ftp link. Metadata informationcontained in a file container is comprising: instant messaging screennames; authors system password; authors ip address; authors micropayment related information; burn rights; lyric data; version numbers;random numbers; database access information; reference to a performancelog; local picture data with at least 16 colors; and user defined customdata. The file container can have an option to self execute within aproper self executing command that delivers both the file container anda copy of the client needed to open the file due to the proprietarynature of the structure. Definition of the word “proprietary” inrelation to the file container mentioned whereto;

Definition of: proprietary;

Private. Proprietary hardware and software are owned and controlled by asingle organization or individual. Contrast with open.

Download Management

The client used to serve and transfer file containers embed a downloadmanager to ensure the completed task of data transfer before use andoptional payment. The range of applicable equation equals a range of 1(one) kilobyte to 1000 (one thousand) terabytes. If a user decided totransfer the maximum equated variable, at a data rate according to thestandards currently available in reference with the date of thisdocument would be 10 (ten) megabits per second (10 mbps). The resultingsum is equal to 222222 hours, 13 minutes, and 30 seconds. A filecontainer's metadata file will record and keep record of a packet bufferand completed file sizes to keep track of received and requested dataunits in a cycle of block of at least 2048 sector bytes and above withinthe system utilizing a receiving client. In an event of such an extremetask, the system of download management explained in this document willmanage start, stop, and resume functions related to interruptions in atransferring connection, power failure, system malfunction, and usererror. Such promised disabilities are factored by observation of thisprocess reliance on third party holders of power supply, datatransferring services, server maintenance, and bad weather relateddisruption of service. If such a task is ever executed to such anextreme, the invention set forth in this document has covered theprocess of full transference of data before a requirement of an optionalpayment is rendered to the receiving party even after 25 years afterinitiating the transfer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings included in this document represent flow charts used inreference with actual development of an interactive client in support ofwhich:

(1) FIG. 1 is a pictorial flow chart which explains the process ofpreparing a session of data flow and preparation of a proprietary filecontainer;

(2) FIG. 2 is a pictorial flow chart documenting the process of binarydata and metadata connectivity to multiple nodes of transfer agents andcommunications to a simultaneously connected community or privateinternet dedicated database, with optional means of micro payment andserving task of the received container;

(3) FIG. 3 is a pictorial flow chart documenting the process of metadatainteraction of a file container with the proprietary capable readingclient and the sequencing steps implemented to produce a data flow fromthe binary assets contained in the sub file containers;

(4) FIG. 4 is a pictorial flow chart documenting the structuralrelationship of a host proprietary encapsulated file container and subproprietary containers held within, showing use of version numbers andrandom numbers which is the catalyst for the update features; and

(5) FIG. 5 is a pictorial flow chart documenting the result of thestructure explained in FIG. 4 after an update has taken place.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Some parts contained within the pictorial flow chart figures manycontain process instances shared in multiple examples

FIG. 1 represents a user's interaction with an interactive client forthe duty of preparing a file container in specification to thisinvention:

(1) 201 is the start of the process;

(2) 202 represent the input of binary video files;

(3) 203 determine the statistics of the video stream;

(4) 204 is a process of encoding the file to comply with a predetermined specification;

(5) 205 offer a preview of the sequencing binary video files;

(6) 206 represent a process of creating a binary image used to createrecordable optical disc transfers;

(7) 207 is a client executed command that is the result of a successfulmicro payment for additional burn rights;

(8) 208 represents a verification process which compares the binarysector contents of the burned media with the temporary image created toburn it on the hard drive;

(9) 209 represents the a client command which executes the task ofsubtracting a burn right from the project files metadata record;

(10) 210 represent a continuation command from the client after asuccessful transaction for additional burn rights;

(11) 211 represent the opposite command of FIG. 1—209;

(12) 212 is a client command to record disc burning report back to theproject's metadata;

(13) 213 represent the end of a successful disc burning transfer;

(14) 214 represent acknowledgment of a successful payment;

(15) 215 represent acknowledgment that a micro payment is needed by theclient;

(16) 216 represent the client's decision to process a micro payment forburn rights

(17) 217 represent the client's task of reading and writing of availableburn rights;

(18) 218 represent the client's ability to transfer a metadata filecontaining the preferences and configurations set by all users;

(19) 219 represents input of binary audio files

(20) 220 is an interface used to extract CDs into the client's interfacefor authoring, with security features built in utilizing CDDB databasesto determine non extraction of previously copyrighted material, contentowners of previously released material can offer affiliate programs byregistering with the proprietary company and update of CDDB referencedinformation contained within a section of a internet database;

(21) 221 is an audio preview interface which allows manual andsequential playback preview of audio assets set for containment;

(22) 222 represents a first generation file container used for clientsystem archive proprietary to the matching IP address of the client'sreading IP address and the stored IP address on this first generationfile container;

(23) 223 represent a verification check applet of the client todetermine the frequency requirements according to the specifications ofthe project in preparation;

(24) 224 represents a logically saved file container of the firstgeneration file save manually by the author as traditional with standardsave functions of interactive applications;

(25) 225 represent a logically saved file container of the firstgeneration file saved automatically every five minutes for the purposeof a fail safe backup of the progression of the project;

(26) 226 represent the programming of the file container's metadata filecontents comprising: micro payment account details, preferred micropayment price, author's system password, authorizing random number,authors IP address;

(27) 227 represent the user's decision to record a disc;

(28) 228 represents the process of the addition of a royalty fee whichcan comprise more than one recipient dictated by a monetary amount or apercentage input for automated calculation by the client, also affiliateroyalties are determined here;

(29) 229 represents the process of creating a magnet link for use withproprietary use of the client's server features across closeproprietary, popular peer to peer and torrent networks not allowingaccess to files not associated with this proprietary system;

(30) 230 represent the process of creating a random number for use inthe validation process of the client when the author decides toestablish micro payment features;

(31) 231 represents the background process of the client's register ofthe generated random number with the first generation file container'smetadata awaiting user input to allow the next step of distributionpreparation;

(32) 232 represents the creation of the second generation file containergenerated from the first generation file container with the embeddedmetadata and all files sub contained wrapped in file containers withsimilar metadata in relation to their contents ultimately structured forthe ability to update and upgrade the contents from a remote location;and

(33) 233 represents access to an internet database that records all ofthe client generated file containers and contents contained.

FIG. 2 represents the process of data transfer in this proprietarysystem where as:

(1) 301 represent the request for transfer by an end user;

(2) 302 represent the content owner's client in server mode;

(3) 303 represents a back up ftp access location as referenced in asecondary field of the magnet link;

(4) 304 represents access to third party recipients running serverclients accessible through the instant messaging client and peer to peernetwork integration in the client;

(5) 305 represent a wireless capable local area network with access tothe internet;

(6) 306 represents an internet database that records and transmitinformation regarding client use across the proprietary community;

(7) 307 represent the end user client and server

(8) 308 represents the action of opening a file container on an enduser's client after a successful transition from the content provider,at which user can access a non payment version and an option for accessto a paid version;

(9) 309 represent the process of metadata programming of the end usersclient to determine the burn rights and micro payment amounts availablefor execution;

(10) 310 represents the permissions finally set depending on payment ornon payment by the end user; and

(11) 311 represents the process of “new version” check with the contentprovider adjusted according to seek controls available in thepreferences of the end users client.

FIG. 3 represents the data sequence programmed into a file container'smetadata and the execution of the client to execute processing in tandemwith the assets contained internally within this host file containerwhere as:

(1) 401 represent a start command executed by the user using an opencommand on a file link;

(2) 402 represent the host file container;

(3) 403 represent the internal metadata control file of the filecontainer;

(4) 404 through 412 represent as sequence of diverse binary multimediaand internet dependant streaming links;

(5) 413 through 415 represent binary files enclosed in file containersfor access by the client according to the sequenced data flow as definedby the host file container's metadata;

(6) 416 represent a start command by the user of the client application;

(7) 417 represent the graphic user interface of the proprietary client;

(8) 418 represents a wireless capable local area network with access tothe internet; and

(9) 419 represents recording task of the client to a dedicated internetdatabase.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 represents the relation of the host file container tothe sub file containers and the use of version numbers and randomnumbers to update assets between two deferent file containers syncing toeach other where as:

FIG. 4 comprises references in which;

(1) 501 represent the host file container with current version numberand random number;

(2) 502 represent sync with a dedicated internet database;

(3) 503 represent the control metadata of the host file container whichrecords all data in relation to the host and sub file containers;

(4) 504 through 509 represents sub file containers with version numbersand random numbers; and

(5) 510 through 515 represents binary data files contained within thesub file containers which are not accessible in any way and not playablein applications outside of the file container in a proprietaryauthorized user client.

FIG. 5 comprises references in which;

(1) 601 represent an updated version of 501 with a record of a newversion number, a new random number, and a record of the old randomnumber;

(2) 602 represent sync with a dedicated internet database;

(3) 603 represent the control metadata of the host file container whichnow contains updated data in relation to the host and sub filecontainers;

(4) 604 and 605 represents unchanged sub file containers from 504 and505;

(5) 606 represent an updated version of 506 whereas given a new versionnumber, a new random number, and a record of the old random number;

(6) 608 and 609 represents unchanged sub file containers from 508 and509;

(7) 610 represents a new addition to the file container contentsrepresented by the version number reflective of the generation added anda random number; and

(8) 611 through 61 7 represents binary data files contained within thesub file containers which are not accessible in any way and not playablein applications outside of the file container in a proprietaryauthorized user client

1. A system of commerce and distribution in which users operate aninteractive authoring and serving client used to create sequences ofdata flow archived for future retrieval as a session file in the form ofan encapsulated container used to read, write, and transfer contentconsisting of interchangeable assets and modular structures comprised ofstandard and non standard formats comprising use for local access,remote access and recordable media.
 2. The system of commerce anddistribution of claim 1, wherein said system of commerce is comprised ofa successful data transfer session before the receiving user is given anoption to make a payment which is rendered by way of general micropayments, royalty micro payments, and affiliate micro payments embeddedin a metadata file included with multiple binary sources contained inindividual proprietary encapsulated containers with version numbers,random numbers inside a host proprietary encapsulation container with aversion number and a random number resulting in a traditional softwareapplication construction.
 3. The system of commerce and distribution ofclaim 2, wherein said distribution is delivered digitally utilizing anembedded download manager inside the authoring and serving clientcapable of delivering a request that can survive through unfortunateconditions such as power outages, system failures, transferdisconnections, and user errors to ultimately guarantee successfultransfers of data transferring sessions ranging from 1 kilobyte to 1000terabytes using methods comprising digital data transferring agents andwireless capable local and dynamic area networks before any requiredpayments are to be rendered.
 4. The system of commerce and distributionof claim 2, wherein content preparation is comprised of paymentaccessible binary multimedia content, and non payment reviewable contentrelieving the strict demand for payment by embedding two versions ofaccessible content with one version viewable with payment and anotherversion viewable without payment.
 5. The system of commerce anddistribution of claim 4, wherein binary multimedia content comprises: abinary video file; a binary audio file; a internet dynamic link; and abinary still picture file.
 6. The system of commerce and distribution ofclaim 5, wherein the binary video source is comprising: a binary avifile; a binary mpeg file; a binary vob file; a binary dv file; a binarydivx file; a binary streaming html file; a binary streaming url internetlink; a binary flash file; and a binary shockwave file.
 7. The system ofcommerce and distribution of claim 5, wherein the audio source iscomprising: a binary wav file; a binary aiff file; a binary mp3 file;and a binary flac file.
 8. The system of commerce and distribution ofclaim 5, wherein the internet dynamic link comprises: a url link; anhtml link; a magnet link; a torrent file; an ftp link.
 9. The system ofcommerce and distribution of claim 5, wherein the still picture sourcecomprises images of at least 1 6 colors and above.
 10. The system ofcommerce and distribution of claim 2, wherein the client used to createencapsulated containers also operates as a server and a multimediaplayback client.
 11. The system of commerce and distribution of claim10, wherein encapsulated containers are comprised of proprietary and nonproprietary data.
 12. The system of commerce and distribution of claim10, wherein data in encapsulated containers are updateable by syncingthe data contained within at least 2 encapsulated containers inreference with each other.
 13. The system of commerce and distributionof claim 12, wherein the encapsulated data container is defined by aversion number.
 14. The system of commerce and distribution of claim 10,wherein the data of the encapsulated container is comprised ofstationary and interchangeable content.
 15. The system of commerce anddistribution of claim 10, wherein the encapsulated data container isself executable.
 16. The system of commerce and distribution of claim10, wherein the serving client comprises: a peer to peer network; adownload manager; an ftp link; an html internet source; an internet urladdress; an instant messaging client.
 17. The system of commerce anddistribution of claim 1, wherein standard and non standard formats forlocal access and recordable media comprises: a compact disc recordable;a digital versatile disc recordable; a blue laser disc recordable; aremovable memory unit; a logical hard drive unit; a holographic discrecordable; and a universal media disc recordable.
 18. The system ofcommerce and distribution of claim 4, wherein the method of digitaldistribution comprises methods of recording a metadata file for inputand output of passwords, cycle redundant checksum data, random numbers,micro payment pricing, version numbers, email addresses, lyrics, songnames, video names, instant messenger screen names, picture pointers,and ip addresses.
 19. The system of commerce and distribution of claim5, wherein multimedia content is comprised in a modular sequencing playorder in sequential or random playback schemes according to source. 20.The system of commerce and distribution of claim 18 wherein theinformation recorded to the metadata file is accessible from multi userclients and recorded simultaneously to an internet database.